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Recent Examples of atone
And the Lakers, who were embarrassed by the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of their best-of-seven series on Saturday, atoned for that atrocity Tuesday night – atoned enough, anyway, to send the series to Minneapolis tied, 1-1.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2025
May, too, is trying to atone for her past mistakes, however clunkily.
—Lindsey Bahr, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2025
Since the 1990s, groups of survivors have asked European railway companies to acknowledge and atone for their critical role – a reminder that war, genocide and other atrocities cannot occur without corporate participation.
—Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The last WrestleMania Vegas—WrestleMania IX at Caesars Palace—gave WWE one of its greatest WrestleMania set designs to atone for arguably its worst WrestleMania.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2025
May, too, is trying to atone for her past mistakes, however clunkily.
—Lindsey Bahr, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2025
Since the 1990s, groups of survivors have asked European railway companies to acknowledge and atone for their critical role – a reminder that war, genocide and other atrocities cannot occur without corporate participation.
—Sarah Federman, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
The last WrestleMania Vegas—WrestleMania IX at Caesars Palace—gave WWE one of its greatest WrestleMania set designs to atone for arguably its worst WrestleMania.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atone
Verb
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Both had denied any wrongdoing and were in the process of appealing their convictions prior to the pardons, though Julie tearfully apologized in court last year.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The outlet stated that the plane arrived in Madison around one hour later than scheduled, and Delta apologized to customers for the delay.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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She was forced to confess on national television to crimes against the state, which included having ties to an unlikely combination of the first Trump Administration and communist groups.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The scene at the start of the episode, when Dina takes Ellie’s shirt off to tend to her wounds and Ellie confesses to Dina about what Joel did, is so sweet and vulnerable.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
Verb
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This creates a tension between excusing and exempting abuse.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But for her, the speculation doesn’t excuse what came next.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Inside, three bedrooms and four baths are spread across almost 2,300 square feet of multi-level living space boasting a mix of stone and wide-plank French oak floors, arched doorways, and whitewashed wood-beam ceilings dotted with skylights.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
23 May 2025
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Forbes discouraged him: There are some things digital staging does well, and allowing someone to envision a white kitchen (virtually), rather than paying tens of thousands to painstakingly whitewash one, is one of them.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
22 May 2025
Verb
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This tactic is sometimes used to justify letting an employee go under the guise of poor performance.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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If the new model doesn’t perform noticeably better on average and its price remains about the same, the Claw A8 will have a tough time justifying itself regardless of its physical design upgrades.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Given this reality, Israelis’ attribution of collective responsibility for the Oct. 7 attack creates a troubling moral calculus that rationalizes civilian suffering.—
Carlo Koos,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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Rather than condemning such actions, the previous Biden administration report rationalized them.—
Scott Suckow,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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“Atone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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